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The Play's the Thing - Act 1

Prime Stage Mystery Theatre

Release Date: 06/19/2024

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Can a key open a door without a keyhole? And if it does, what new surprise might be waiting inside? Get ready for some unexpected possibilities when the dragon-headed doors swing wide to release the ælf in the wardrobe.  This episode was first released on March 30, 2023, from .

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If you are going to communicate with a medieval ælf, you will need to speak its language. Today's episode features an interview with Old English scholar Dr. Patrick Conner (read a transcript by clicking ) and some surprising revelations that tie in with our previous mystery "In the Ghostlight's Glow." Get ready for some big reveals ... and some important clues that may be hiding in plain sight. This episode was first released on March 23, 2023, from .

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Can the arrangement of carved squares on the doors of our story's locked wardrobe provide a clue for decoding the tapping sounds coming from within? And what about the red-and-white dragons in the center of each square? Could they possibly help determine the language of the coded message? Find out in today’s episode, then click  if you’d like to see some of the charts and alphabets mentioned in today’s installment.     This episode was first released on March 16, 2023, from .

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There's more than one system for transmitting a message as a series of taps. Morse code may be the best known. But there's another that's been around since ancient times. You will hear about it in today's episode. After that, click to learn more. This episode was first released on March 9, 2023, from .

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Strange tapping sounds in a theatre building lead you to a locked wardrobe decorated with dragon heads. Could the sounds be a coded message? Listen carefully, then click  for a special Mystery Theatre supplement in which two of our listeners investigate a ghostly mystery from our previous episode.  This episode was first released on March 2, 2023, from .

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Trapdoors, projectors, smoke, and mirrors—all have been used to bring ghostly apparitions to the stage. But can any of them account for the figure you saw standing in the ghostlight’s glow? Today's episode provides the answer plus a special mystery challenge that you can explore further by clicking .  This episode was first released on December 1, 2022, from .

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What happens when the cast and crew of "Mary and the Monster" gather for a ghost watch in a haunted theatre? Find out in today’s episode, then click  for more stories about haunted stages, dressing rooms, and balconies.  This episode was first released on November 23, 2022, from .

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When August LaFleur arrives on the scene to join your paranormal investigation, you soon realize that logical explanations alone may not solve the mystery of the specter in the ghostlight's glow. This episode was first released on November 17 2022, from .

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What is a ghostlight? Is it bad luck to break one? And can that possibly be the ghost of Mary Shelley approaching from the theatre lobby? One thing's for sure, this mystery is shaping up to be more confounding than all the others.  This episode was first released on November 10, 2022, from .

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Following a rehearsal for a play based on the life of Mary Shelley, you return to the darkened theatre to find a mysterious stranger standing on the stage. Is it a ghost? An intruder? And what does it have to do with a collection of props gathered from the theatre’s basement? One thing's for sure, this may be the most confounding mystery you have yet encountered. This episode was first released on November 3, 2022, from .

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It’s opening night, and a player is missing. Now it’s up to you to follow the clues, find him, and deliver him backstage before his all-important scene.

Written especially for Prime Stage by author, playwright, and screenwriter Lawrence C. Connolly. “The Play’s the Thing” reunites the cast of eccentric characters featured in our previous five-act podcast “A Knavish Piece of Work.”

The world is full of mysteries. Here’s one we can solve together. 

This episode was first released on February 25, 2021, from Prime Stage Theatre.